Harpy Physiology

Harpy Physiology
Ella (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) Reader of the Sibylline Books.
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of harpies.

The power to use the abilities of harpies. Variation of Mythical Avian Physiology.

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can transform into an harpy, a winged spirit from Greek Mythology, where they often took the job of punishing mortals for their misdeeds. This punishment frequently took the form of snatching away and/or befouling people's food, hence their name which comes from the Greek word for "snatcher." They also can be considered as personifications of violent storm-winds.

Harpies can vary widely in appearance but they are always some combination of woman and bird, usually a bird of prey. The ratio of human to bird can also vary from human-faced bird to Winged Humanoid, in many classical depictions their arms are their wings. Most of the time they are seen as ugly, but they were originally described as beautiful and this seems to be more on the line of their more current appearance.

Applications

• Avian Physiology
  • Aerial Adaptation
  • Atmospheric Adaptation
  • Claw Retraction
  • Enhanced Agility
  • Enhanced Balance
  • Enhanced Endurance
  • Enhanced Lung Capacity
  • Enhanced Senses
  • Enhanced Reflexes
  • Hollow Skeleton
  • Wing Manifestation/Flight
• Contaminant Immunity
• Disease Immunity

Variations

• Feather Projection
• Prehensile Feet
• Sonic Scream
• Wing Blades

Classical Harpy - beautiful women with wings, personifications of the destructive nature of wind and punishers of the mortals that angered the gods, "the dogs of great Zeus".

• High-Speed Flight
• Storm Manipulation
  • Wind Generation
• Supernatural Beauty

Monstrous Harpy - ugly winged bird-women connected to diseases and foulness, vicious, cruel and violent agents of punishment who abducted people and tortured them on their way to Tartarus.

• Killing Instinct
• Pestilence Manipulation
  • Disease Generation
  • Infestation

Associations

• Avian Physiology
• Chimerism
• Greek Deity Physiology
• Mythic Physiology
  • Mythical Avian Physiology
• Siren Physiology

Known Users

See Also: Harping on About Harpies.

• Harmir (Fanatail)
• Charlotte (Gold Digger)
• Harpies (Greek Mythology)
• Harpies (God of War)
• Harpy Queen (Yu-Gi-Oh)
• The Harpy Sisters (Yu-Gi-Oh)
• Harpymon (Digimon)
• Monet (One Piece)
• Ella (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Harpies (Monster Musume)
  • Papi
• Harpy (Muromi-san)
• Harpus (Bakugan)
• Harpy (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Harpy (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
• Harpies and variations (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
• Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Quill Talyntino (Monster High)
• Hagravens (The Elder Scrolls)
• Harpies (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Harpies (Tara Duncan)
• Harpies (Magic: The Gathering)
• Celaeno (The Last Unicorn)
• Storm Harpies (Winx Club)
• Harpies (Escape The Night)
• Yubaba's Bird/Yu-Bird (Spirited Away)
• Harpy (Casper's Scare School)

Gallery

The Harpy Ladies (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Monet (One Piece) is an artificial harpy who is a spy and an officer of the Donquixote Family.

Charlotte (Gold Digger)

Harpy (Valkyrie Crusade)

Harpy (Unbreakable Machine-Doll) using Gale.

Hagravens (Skyrim) are part hag and part bird.

Harpy (American Dragon: Jake Long)

Cursed by the Ghost ÄRM, Dalia, Queen Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance) can turn herself into a harpy at will.

Various sub-species of Harpy (Monster Musume)

Harpy (Tara Duncan)

Storm Harpies (Winx Club)

Harmir (Fanatail)